Profile
- Type
- 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Russia
- Service note
- 2010s-present
Armored Vehicles
BTR-82/BTR-82A
The BTR-82/BTR-82A is a Russian 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier developed from the BTR-80 family. The BTR-82A adds a stabilized 30 mm 2A72 cannon, improved sights, a 300 hp KAMAZ diesel, spall liners, and other mobility and survivability upgrades, making it one of the more heavily armed wheeled APCs widely documented with Russian units in the Russia-Ukraine War.
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Built by
- Military Industrial Company
- Built in
- Russia
Service History
- In service
- Entered Russian service in the early 2010s; documented in Russian service during the Russia-Ukraine War.
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designed
- Late 2000s
- Built by
- Military Industrial Company
- Built in
- Russia
- Produced
- 2010s-present
- Variants
- BTR-82, BTR-82A, BTR-82AM
Specifications
- Crew and passengers
- 3 crew plus 7 troops
- Weight
- 16 t
- Dimensions
- 7.58 m long x 2.985 m wide x 2.725 m high
- Armament
- BTR-82A: 2A72 30 mm automatic cannon and PKTM 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
- Ammunition
- 300 rounds for the 30 mm cannon; 2,000 rounds for the 7.62 mm machine gun
- Engine
- KAMAZ-740.14-300 diesel, 300 hp
- Mobility
- 8x8 wheeled amphibious chassis; 80 km/h maximum road speed
- Range
- 700 km cruising range
- Protection
- Small-arms and shell-fragment protection with internal spall liners
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Russian forces fielded BTR-82A/BTR-82A(M) armored personnel carriers during the full-scale invasion; Oryx documents hundreds of visually confirmed Russian BTR-82A(M) losses, including destroyed, abandoned, and captured vehicles.
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BTR-82A Armoured Personnel CarrierPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Official export page supporting system role, BTR-80A upgrade background, armament, protection, mobility, crew capacity, and specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20BTR-82A Armoured Personnel CarrierPublisher: Army Technology | Note: Supports manufacturer attribution to Military Industrial Company of Russia and additional design, armament, mobility, and production background. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of UkrainePublisher: Oryx | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War use by listing visually confirmed Russian BTR-82A(M) losses during the invasion. | Accessed: 2026-06-20UA NGU captured BTR-82 01 edited.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the selected BTR-82 image; Commons lists CC BY 4.0 licensing and depicts a BTR-82 in Ukrainian service. | Accessed: 2026-06-20